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Jersey Number 15
Victoria Gaines
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Merrillville
- Hometown:
- Merrillville, Ind.
Bio
MSU Career Stats
REDSHIRT-SENIOR (2019-20): Started in the season-opening win vs. Eastern Michigan, grabbing one rebound (11/5) ... Went 3-for-3 from the field, tallying six points in six minutes of play vs. Detroit Mercy (11/8) ... Hauled in six rebounds and dished three assists, while adding four points, in 28 minutes of play at No. 15/14 Notre Dame (11/14) ... Missed games against Oakland and Hartford with injury ... Returned to the lineup against LSU, scoring seven points with four rebounds at the Junkanoo Jam (11/29) ... Set season-highs with eight points and nine boards, while adding two blocks and scoring her first three-pointer of the season in a season-high 32 minutes of play at No. 8/10 Florida State in the B1G/ACC Challenge (12/5) ... Had a season-high two steals with five rebounds against Syracuse at the Florida Sunshine Classic (12/20) ... Added four points, while dishing one assist vs. No. 22/25 West Virginia at the Florida Sunshine Classic (12/21) ... Set season-highs in points (12) and field goals (6), while hauling four boards in 24 minutes of play at No. 14/15 Indiana (12/28) ... Out for the season after a knee injury against Indiana (12/28).
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018-19): Just missed a double-double against Bowling Green (11/6) scoring eight points and grabbing seven rebounds, also recorded one blocked shot ... Scored in double figures for the first time this season with 15 points against No. 13 NC State at the Cancun Challenge (11/22) ... Scored in double-figures for the second-straight game with 10 vs. Kennesaw State (11/23) ... Matched season-high in points with 15 and added a season-best eight rebounds against Texas Southern (12/2) ... Was 4-of-7 shooting with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds against Oakland (12/5) ... Added six points, three assists and two rebounds against No. 3 Oregon (12/9) ... Recorded first double-double of the season wit a season-high 16 points and 11 rebounds against Hartford (12/16) ... Had seven points, five rebounds and five assists against Florida Atlantic (12/20) ... Hauled in five rebounds, including two on the offensive end against No. 16 Iowa (12/30) ... Blocked two shots against Northwestern (1/3) ... Matched her season-high with two steals against No. 18 Minnesota (1/9) ... Matched her career-high with 11 rebounds against Ohio State (1/14) ... Opened the scoring for Michigan State with a 3-pointer against No. 9 Maryland (1/17) ... Was in double-figure scoring for first time in over a month with 11 points against Illinois (1/24) ... Led the team in bench scoring and rebounds against Michigan (1/27) with 11 points and seven rebounds ... Third on the team in rebounds with five against Indiana (2/11) ... Hauled in a career-high 12 rebounds and matched a personal best with four blocked shots against Wisconsin (2/14) ... Led the team in bench scoring with 13 points and had seven rebounds against Nebraska (2/17) ... Recorded a game-high 11 rebounds against Ohio State (2/21) ... Set season-high in steals with three against Penn State (2/27) ... Second on the team in rebounding with four against Minnesota (3/3) ... Had five helpers against Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament (3/7) ... Matched the team-high in rebounds with seven against Maryland (3/8) in the Big Ten Tournament ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field with eight points against Cental Michigan (3/23) in the NCAA Tournament.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017-18): One of three Spartans to play in all 33 games, starting five ... Notched the second double-double of her career against College of Charleston (11/19), scoring 13 points and grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds, shooting a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range in 18 minutes of play ... In 15 minutes of play against No. 1/1 UConn (11/25), added five points, two assists and two steals ... Recorded first start of the season against Miami (11/30), playing in a then season-high 24 minutes and grabbing five rebounds ... Recorded the second double-figure rebounding game of the season against Quinnipiac with 10 (12/18), scoring 10 points and going 2-for-2 from the free throw line ... Led the team with a seven rebounds against No. 22/19 South Florida (12/21) ... Played 30 minutes against Rutgers (12/31), tying a season-high five assists and recording a career-high three blocks ... Grabbed six rebounds in 14 minutes of action against Northwestern (1/3) ... Shot a season-high 5-for-5 from the field for her second game of the season in double figures against Minnesota (1/7) ... In 17 minutes against No. 11/11 Maryland (1/11), scored two points and recorded an assist and a block ... Shot 100 percent from the field (2-for-2) and from the free throw line (1-for-1) in 16 minutes against Illinois (1/16) ... Tied a career-high with five free throws on seven attempts, scoring 10 points in a then career-high 37 minutes against Indiana (1/20) ... Against Iowa (2/1), scored six points with four rebounds, adding one steal and one block ... In her third start of the season, grabbed four rebounds and scored four points in 20 minutes against Penn State (2/4) ... Led the team with 16 points, shooting a career-high three treys and tying a career-high six field goals against No. 10/9 Maryland (2/8) ... Brought down a team-high five rebounds, tallying nine points and three assists against No. 21/20 Michigan (2/11) ... Recorded fifth game of the season in double figures and fifth start of the season, scoring 12 points against Nebraska (2/14) ... Grabbed seven rebounds in win against Wisconsin (2/21) ... Blocked a career-high four shots and scored 13 points in a career-high 47 minutes against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (3/1) ... Shot 4-for-5 for nine points and grabbed four rebounds against Cincinnati in the WNIT (3/15) ... Shot 3-for-4 from the charity stripe and pulled down four rebounds against Toledo in the second round of the WNIT (3/19).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17): Played in all 33 games and started 22 ... B1G Freshman of the Week (Jan. 2) ... Averaged 5.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game and finished third on the team in blocked shots (16) ... Played 18 minutes against Davidson (11/11), and recorded four rebounds ... Played 25 minutes, recorded seven rebounds and added four points against Wyoming (11/13) ... Scored five points against Southern (11/15) ... Played 19 minutes against Delaware (11/26) ... Recorded her first three-point field goal and grabbed six rebounds against Oakland (12/2) ... Scored four points and had two assists against Quinnipiac (12/6) ... Scored nine points, and made three field goals shooting 3-for-4 against Rhode Island (12/8) ... Grabbed one rebound and one assist in nine minutes of action against Northeastern (12/18) ... Scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the field including a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range in career-high 32 minutes of action against Notre Dame (12/20) ... Recorded first career double-double on career-high 13 points and tying career-high 10 rebounds on six field goals against Illinois (1/1) ... Scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds against Purdue (1/4) ... Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds against Nebraska (1/7) ... Scored 11 points and recorded five rebounds against Ohio State (1/10) ... Recorded two blocks and had two steals against Rutgers (1/14) ... Recorded four made free throws at Purdue (1/17) ... Scored six points against Wisconsin (1/25) ... Scored six points against Minnesota (1/30) ... Had three rebounds and two assists against Indiana (2/2) ...Had two assists and scored nine points against Iowa (2/9) ... Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds against Maryland (2/12) ... Tied career-high 10 rebounds and scored seven points on 3-for-5 shooting against Minnesota (2/16) ... Recorded team-high seven rebounds against Michigan (2/19) ... Recorded career-high three blocks against Penn State (2/22) ... Scored a career-high 18 points on a tied career-high six field goals made shooting 6-for-9, and dished out three assists against Michigan (3/3) ... Scored seven points and dished out team-high and career-high eight assists against Maryland (3/4) ... Scored five points in 18 minutes of action against Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
FRESHMAN (2015-16): Made her Spartan debut with one assist and one steal against Western Michigan (11/15) ... Played six minutes and recorded one assist and one rebound against Georgia (11/18) ... Played five minutes against Idaho State, scoring two points and notching two steals (11/21) ... Played seven minutes against Cincinnati (11/27) ... Grabbed two rebounds in three minutes against Loyola Chicago (12/6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Amy Govert at Merrillville High School ... Ranked the No. 23 player in the nation by both ESPN's Hoopgurlz and Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report ... Ranked No. 56 by Blue Star Basketball and No. 59 by All-Star Girls Report ... Averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.3 blocks and 2.0 steals per game, earning first-team all-state honors as a junior ... Totaled over 1,000 points in her high school career ... Earned All-Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) honors in three seasons ... Played AAU for the Indy Lady Gym Rats under head coach Danny Riego ... Was a three-time letterwinner in volleyball.
PERSONAL: Born March 6, 1997 ... Daughter of David and Colleen Gaines ... Has one brother David Jr. ... Majoring in kinesiology.
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 18, vs. Michigan (3/3/17)
Field Goals: 8, at Hartford (12/16/18)
Free Throws: 6, three times, last vs. Maryland (2/8/18)
3-Point Field Goals: 3, vs. Maryland (2/8/18)
Rebounds: 12, at Wisconsin (2/14/19)
Assists: 8, vs. Maryland (3/4/17)
Blocks: 4, two times, last at Wisconsin (2/14/19)
Steals: 3, two times, last vs. Penn State (2/27/19)
Minutes: 47, vs. Indiana (3/1/18)
REDSHIRT-SENIOR (2019-20): Started in the season-opening win vs. Eastern Michigan, grabbing one rebound (11/5) ... Went 3-for-3 from the field, tallying six points in six minutes of play vs. Detroit Mercy (11/8) ... Hauled in six rebounds and dished three assists, while adding four points, in 28 minutes of play at No. 15/14 Notre Dame (11/14) ... Missed games against Oakland and Hartford with injury ... Returned to the lineup against LSU, scoring seven points with four rebounds at the Junkanoo Jam (11/29) ... Set season-highs with eight points and nine boards, while adding two blocks and scoring her first three-pointer of the season in a season-high 32 minutes of play at No. 8/10 Florida State in the B1G/ACC Challenge (12/5) ... Had a season-high two steals with five rebounds against Syracuse at the Florida Sunshine Classic (12/20) ... Added four points, while dishing one assist vs. No. 22/25 West Virginia at the Florida Sunshine Classic (12/21) ... Set season-highs in points (12) and field goals (6), while hauling four boards in 24 minutes of play at No. 14/15 Indiana (12/28) ... Out for the season after a knee injury against Indiana (12/28).
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018-19): Just missed a double-double against Bowling Green (11/6) scoring eight points and grabbing seven rebounds, also recorded one blocked shot ... Scored in double figures for the first time this season with 15 points against No. 13 NC State at the Cancun Challenge (11/22) ... Scored in double-figures for the second-straight game with 10 vs. Kennesaw State (11/23) ... Matched season-high in points with 15 and added a season-best eight rebounds against Texas Southern (12/2) ... Was 4-of-7 shooting with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds against Oakland (12/5) ... Added six points, three assists and two rebounds against No. 3 Oregon (12/9) ... Recorded first double-double of the season wit a season-high 16 points and 11 rebounds against Hartford (12/16) ... Had seven points, five rebounds and five assists against Florida Atlantic (12/20) ... Hauled in five rebounds, including two on the offensive end against No. 16 Iowa (12/30) ... Blocked two shots against Northwestern (1/3) ... Matched her season-high with two steals against No. 18 Minnesota (1/9) ... Matched her career-high with 11 rebounds against Ohio State (1/14) ... Opened the scoring for Michigan State with a 3-pointer against No. 9 Maryland (1/17) ... Was in double-figure scoring for first time in over a month with 11 points against Illinois (1/24) ... Led the team in bench scoring and rebounds against Michigan (1/27) with 11 points and seven rebounds ... Third on the team in rebounds with five against Indiana (2/11) ... Hauled in a career-high 12 rebounds and matched a personal best with four blocked shots against Wisconsin (2/14) ... Led the team in bench scoring with 13 points and had seven rebounds against Nebraska (2/17) ... Recorded a game-high 11 rebounds against Ohio State (2/21) ... Set season-high in steals with three against Penn State (2/27) ... Second on the team in rebounding with four against Minnesota (3/3) ... Had five helpers against Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament (3/7) ... Matched the team-high in rebounds with seven against Maryland (3/8) in the Big Ten Tournament ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field with eight points against Cental Michigan (3/23) in the NCAA Tournament.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017-18): One of three Spartans to play in all 33 games, starting five ... Notched the second double-double of her career against College of Charleston (11/19), scoring 13 points and grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds, shooting a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range in 18 minutes of play ... In 15 minutes of play against No. 1/1 UConn (11/25), added five points, two assists and two steals ... Recorded first start of the season against Miami (11/30), playing in a then season-high 24 minutes and grabbing five rebounds ... Recorded the second double-figure rebounding game of the season against Quinnipiac with 10 (12/18), scoring 10 points and going 2-for-2 from the free throw line ... Led the team with a seven rebounds against No. 22/19 South Florida (12/21) ... Played 30 minutes against Rutgers (12/31), tying a season-high five assists and recording a career-high three blocks ... Grabbed six rebounds in 14 minutes of action against Northwestern (1/3) ... Shot a season-high 5-for-5 from the field for her second game of the season in double figures against Minnesota (1/7) ... In 17 minutes against No. 11/11 Maryland (1/11), scored two points and recorded an assist and a block ... Shot 100 percent from the field (2-for-2) and from the free throw line (1-for-1) in 16 minutes against Illinois (1/16) ... Tied a career-high with five free throws on seven attempts, scoring 10 points in a then career-high 37 minutes against Indiana (1/20) ... Against Iowa (2/1), scored six points with four rebounds, adding one steal and one block ... In her third start of the season, grabbed four rebounds and scored four points in 20 minutes against Penn State (2/4) ... Led the team with 16 points, shooting a career-high three treys and tying a career-high six field goals against No. 10/9 Maryland (2/8) ... Brought down a team-high five rebounds, tallying nine points and three assists against No. 21/20 Michigan (2/11) ... Recorded fifth game of the season in double figures and fifth start of the season, scoring 12 points against Nebraska (2/14) ... Grabbed seven rebounds in win against Wisconsin (2/21) ... Blocked a career-high four shots and scored 13 points in a career-high 47 minutes against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (3/1) ... Shot 4-for-5 for nine points and grabbed four rebounds against Cincinnati in the WNIT (3/15) ... Shot 3-for-4 from the charity stripe and pulled down four rebounds against Toledo in the second round of the WNIT (3/19).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17): Played in all 33 games and started 22 ... B1G Freshman of the Week (Jan. 2) ... Averaged 5.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game and finished third on the team in blocked shots (16) ... Played 18 minutes against Davidson (11/11), and recorded four rebounds ... Played 25 minutes, recorded seven rebounds and added four points against Wyoming (11/13) ... Scored five points against Southern (11/15) ... Played 19 minutes against Delaware (11/26) ... Recorded her first three-point field goal and grabbed six rebounds against Oakland (12/2) ... Scored four points and had two assists against Quinnipiac (12/6) ... Scored nine points, and made three field goals shooting 3-for-4 against Rhode Island (12/8) ... Grabbed one rebound and one assist in nine minutes of action against Northeastern (12/18) ... Scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the field including a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range in career-high 32 minutes of action against Notre Dame (12/20) ... Recorded first career double-double on career-high 13 points and tying career-high 10 rebounds on six field goals against Illinois (1/1) ... Scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds against Purdue (1/4) ... Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds against Nebraska (1/7) ... Scored 11 points and recorded five rebounds against Ohio State (1/10) ... Recorded two blocks and had two steals against Rutgers (1/14) ... Recorded four made free throws at Purdue (1/17) ... Scored six points against Wisconsin (1/25) ... Scored six points against Minnesota (1/30) ... Had three rebounds and two assists against Indiana (2/2) ...Had two assists and scored nine points against Iowa (2/9) ... Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds against Maryland (2/12) ... Tied career-high 10 rebounds and scored seven points on 3-for-5 shooting against Minnesota (2/16) ... Recorded team-high seven rebounds against Michigan (2/19) ... Recorded career-high three blocks against Penn State (2/22) ... Scored a career-high 18 points on a tied career-high six field goals made shooting 6-for-9, and dished out three assists against Michigan (3/3) ... Scored seven points and dished out team-high and career-high eight assists against Maryland (3/4) ... Scored five points in 18 minutes of action against Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
FRESHMAN (2015-16): Made her Spartan debut with one assist and one steal against Western Michigan (11/15) ... Played six minutes and recorded one assist and one rebound against Georgia (11/18) ... Played five minutes against Idaho State, scoring two points and notching two steals (11/21) ... Played seven minutes against Cincinnati (11/27) ... Grabbed two rebounds in three minutes against Loyola Chicago (12/6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Amy Govert at Merrillville High School ... Ranked the No. 23 player in the nation by both ESPN's Hoopgurlz and Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report ... Ranked No. 56 by Blue Star Basketball and No. 59 by All-Star Girls Report ... Averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.3 blocks and 2.0 steals per game, earning first-team all-state honors as a junior ... Totaled over 1,000 points in her high school career ... Earned All-Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) honors in three seasons ... Played AAU for the Indy Lady Gym Rats under head coach Danny Riego ... Was a three-time letterwinner in volleyball.
PERSONAL: Born March 6, 1997 ... Daughter of David and Colleen Gaines ... Has one brother David Jr. ... Majoring in kinesiology.
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 18, vs. Michigan (3/3/17)
Field Goals: 8, at Hartford (12/16/18)
Free Throws: 6, three times, last vs. Maryland (2/8/18)
3-Point Field Goals: 3, vs. Maryland (2/8/18)
Rebounds: 12, at Wisconsin (2/14/19)
Assists: 8, vs. Maryland (3/4/17)
Blocks: 4, two times, last at Wisconsin (2/14/19)
Steals: 3, two times, last vs. Penn State (2/27/19)
Minutes: 47, vs. Indiana (3/1/18)
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